Firm Management December 11, 2025
Client Experience as a Growth Strategy: Moving Beyond Compliance
Today, compliance isn’t enough to differentiate your firm. If you want to stay competitive, you need to focus on CX.
December 15, 2016
2016 Review of TPS Time and Billing Software
Designed for accountants, TPS contains accounting specific terminology throughout the product, and is available as Microsoft Access database as well as Microsoft SQL server for larger firms. that can be used in conjunction with other features found in ...
December 15, 2016
2016 Review of Time and Billing Systems
Rather than being seen as a micro-management tool, time and billing systems provide your employees with the tools they need to track individual tasks, as well as help with project management and work flow; particularly when several employees are ...
December 15, 2016
2016 Review of AccountantsWorld Practice Relief
AccountantsWorld Practice Relief is part of AccountantsWorld Power Practice Suite of applications. The product can be used as a stand-alone time and billing solution, or in conjunction with other applications in the Power Practice suite.
December 15, 2016
ClockShark Offers Enhanced Time Management for QuickBooks Users
ClockShark is designed to automate the timekeeping process for traditionally difficult to track industries such as construction and field service businesses. ClockShark is web-accessible from any computer with an Internet connection as well as from ...
December 15, 2016
The Lure of Technology
There was also the luxury of moving at a leisurely pace. I was studying computer science, learning programming languages, solving problems too complex for paper and pencil and (non-handheld) calculators, but I had days and even weeks to solve a ...
December 15, 2016
The Human Element of Change
Process improvement requires a change of routines and habits that have been formed over time. While it is important to appeal to logic, feelings and emotions ultimately influence the decision to comply or resist. However, we often overlook or ...
December 14, 2016
Grant Thornton Gets Top Marks for Equality
Accounting firm Grant Thornton LLP has received a perfect 100 percent score on the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s 2017 Corporate Equality Index (CEI) – a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to LGBT ...
December 13, 2016
Boost Your Productivity With This Personal Hack
We all struggle with demands on our time. Some of these are external and work-focused- requests from colleagues, phone call interruptions, and email. But others stem from our own internal weaknesses. In our conversations with session attendees, people ...
December 13, 2016
Is Your Technology Meeting Client Expectations?
Too many firms are stuck in the paper age; continuing to do things the way they always have. Beyond the aversion to change is the deep-rooted belief that if they don’t send out a tangible stack of paper, the client will question the value they ...
December 13, 2016
Where Does Time Go?
It’s hard to believe another year has come and gone. The old adage that time flies when you’re having fun has certainly applied to our family with the addition of three new grandchildren this year! While we often track time in our lives by birthdays ...
December 12, 2016
Accounting Firm BKD Acquires Kiesling
With staff in Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado and Wisconsin, Kiesling combines full-service capabilities with deep industry knowledge in the telecommunications industry. Kiesling will join BKD’s North Region, led by Regional Managing Partner Barry Davis.
December 12, 2016
How the Cloud Can Transform Your Accounting Practice
As automation and do-it-yourself tax preparation services continue to grow, accountants must find ways to use the latest technology to their advantage and differentiate themselves from the competition. Not only does cloud technology provide the ...